# | Amendments | Proposal date | Enactment date | Full text | ||
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1st | Protects the freedom of religion, speech, and the press, as well as the right to assemble and petition the government | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
2nd | Protects the right to bear arms | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
3rd | Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers out of war time | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
4th | Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures and sets out requirements for search warrants based on probable cause | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
5th | Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain, protects the right to due process, and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
6th | Protects the right to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, including the rights to be notified of the accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses and to retain counsel | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
7th | Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
8th | Prohibits excessive fines and excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
9th | Asserts the existence of unenumerated rights retained by the people | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
10th | Limits the powers of the federal government to those delegated to it by the Constitution | September 25, 1789 | December 15, 1791 | Full text | ||
Know your rights and realize they are being violated everyday stand up for them use your brain! | ||||||
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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